Tales from the Minnesota Gophers: A Collection of the Greatest Gopher Stories Ev

Description: Tales from the Minnesota Gophers by Ray Christensen, Dave Mona Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description In Tales from the Minnesota Gophers Sideline, Ray Christensen tells nearly 200 tales from all 11 mens sports at the University of Minnesota. The emphasis is largely on the last half of the 20th century, during which time Christensen did the radio play-by-play of Golden Gopher football for 50 consecutive seasons, 510 games, and U of M basketball for 45 straight seasons, 1,309 games. Christensen, a broadcasting award member of the College Football Hall of Fame, tells stories ranging from dramatic victories to more lighthearted, humorous events that combine to form a Big Ten tapestry, with the University of Minnesota at its core.From the Minnesota wrestlers incredible comeback for a 2001 NCAA championship to the Gophers game-ending field goals that led to remarkable upsets to the golf teams string of birdies that enabled the squad to make the cut and James McLean to capture the NCAA individual crown, the book covers it all. Perfect for the bookshelf of any fan of Gophers athletics! Author Biography Ray Christensen was active in radio broadcasting for 55 years. Before retiring in March of 2001, he did the play-by-play of University of Minnesota football for 50 consecutive seasons and Gopher basketball for 45 consecutive seasons. He was inducted into the Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2002 and received the 2011 Distinguished Minnesotan Award. Dave Mona did color commentary alongside Ray Christensen during Rays final three years of Gopher football play-by-play. A winner of both the Associated Press and Edward R. Murrow awards for his 13 years of Gopher broadcasting, Monas Beyond the Sports Huddle: Mona on Minnesota topped the list of regional best-selling sports books in 2008. For the past 32 years he has co-hosted the WCCO-AM Sports Huddle with Sid Hartman. He is a 2013 inductee into the Minnesota Business Hall of Fame in recognition of his work in founding the regions largest public relations business. Details ISBN 1613214405 ISBN-13 9781613214404 Title Tales from the Minnesota Gophers Author Ray Christensen, Dave Mona Format Hardcover Year 2014 Pages 224 Publisher Sports Publishing LLC GE_Item_ID:137695803; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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